Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China
Vegetation coverage is an important indicator for evaluating regional environmental quality. Based on MODIS NDVI and DEM data collected for the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River Basin, China, this study used trend analysis, coefficient of variation, Hurst index, and linear regression to analyze th...
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| description | Vegetation coverage is an important indicator for evaluating regional environmental quality. Based on MODIS NDVI and DEM data collected for the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River Basin, China, this study used trend analysis, coefficient of variation, Hurst index, and linear regression to analyze the temporal and spatial evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain factors in the basin during the years 2000–2020. The vegetation coverage in the study area showed a fluctuating increasing trend at a rate of 5%/10y, and an increasing trend with increasing elevation. The maximum vegetation coverage was identified in the elevation zone of 750–1,000 m, with an average of 83.54%. Vegetation coverage also showed an increasing trend with increasing slope. The maximum vegetation coverage was up to 82.22% in the slope zone of ≥25°. There were no significant differences among the distributions of vegetation coverage in different aspects because the terrain in the study area is not rugged enough to form barriers against sunlight. The vegetation coverage was relatively stable in the study area, with an average coefficient of variation of 14.8%. Hurst analysis showed that the anti-sustainability effect of vegetation change was stronger than that of sustainability, and weak anti-sustainability was dominant. The effects of human activities mainly concentrated in the areas of low elevation and small slopes less than 2°where cities and towns are located. The findings can provide a scientific basis for the management of regional ecosystems in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8597db6ac7a4e77bb1534c687c7ae7c2023-01-13T04:27:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632023-01-011010.3389/feart.2022.10434031043403Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, ChinaYoucun Liu0Haohong Huang1Lihong Meng2Mingxia Liu3Zidan Wu4Tao Liu5David Labat6School of Geography and Tourism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation and Precision Utilization of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Mountainous Areas, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, ChinaSchool of Geography and Tourism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation and Precision Utilization of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Mountainous Areas, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, ChinaSchool of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, ChinaSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Jiangxi University of Applied Science, Nanchang, Jiangxi, ChinaSchool of Geography and Tourism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation and Precision Utilization of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Mountainous Areas, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, ChinaSchool of Geography and Tourism and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation and Precision Utilization of Characteristic Agricultural Resources in Mountainous Areas, Jiaying University, Meizhou, Guangdong, ChinaGéosciences Environnement Toulouse, UMR 5563 UPS-CNRS-IRD-CNES, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceVegetation coverage is an important indicator for evaluating regional environmental quality. Based on MODIS NDVI and DEM data collected for the upper reaches of the Ganjiang River Basin, China, this study used trend analysis, coefficient of variation, Hurst index, and linear regression to analyze the temporal and spatial evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain factors in the basin during the years 2000–2020. The vegetation coverage in the study area showed a fluctuating increasing trend at a rate of 5%/10y, and an increasing trend with increasing elevation. The maximum vegetation coverage was identified in the elevation zone of 750–1,000 m, with an average of 83.54%. Vegetation coverage also showed an increasing trend with increasing slope. The maximum vegetation coverage was up to 82.22% in the slope zone of ≥25°. There were no significant differences among the distributions of vegetation coverage in different aspects because the terrain in the study area is not rugged enough to form barriers against sunlight. The vegetation coverage was relatively stable in the study area, with an average coefficient of variation of 14.8%. Hurst analysis showed that the anti-sustainability effect of vegetation change was stronger than that of sustainability, and weak anti-sustainability was dominant. The effects of human activities mainly concentrated in the areas of low elevation and small slopes less than 2°where cities and towns are located. The findings can provide a scientific basis for the management of regional ecosystems in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1043403/fullvegetation coveragespatial-temporal variationterrain factorcorrelationGanjiang River basin |
| spellingShingle | Youcun Liu Haohong Huang Lihong Meng Mingxia Liu Zidan Wu Tao Liu David Labat Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China Frontiers in Earth Science vegetation coverage spatial-temporal variation terrain factor correlation Ganjiang River basin |
| title | Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China |
| title_full | Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China |
| title_fullStr | Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China |
| title_short | Spatial-temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of Ganjiang River Basin, China |
| title_sort | spatial temporal evolution of vegetation coverage and its relationship with terrain and human factors in the upper reaches of ganjiang river basin china |
| topic | vegetation coverage spatial-temporal variation terrain factor correlation Ganjiang River basin |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.1043403/full |
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